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Off Topic => General Discussion => Topic started by: Bryn on February 21, 2014, 08:59:29 AM

Title: How they made 'The Battle of Britain' film
Post by: Bryn on February 21, 2014, 08:59:29 AM
Narrated by Michael Caine..... A full 45 minutes or so...  :cool:

http://youtu.be/FUxKL9FGkEo
Title: Re: How they made 'The Battle of Britain' film
Post by: Charlie747 on February 21, 2014, 07:28:48 PM
 :goodpost:
Title: Re: How they made 'The Battle of Britain' film
Post by: Charlie747 on February 21, 2014, 10:15:16 PM
Here we go Bryn  :banana:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td8bF6Xgb_Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBlnFQ-79-4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf_ghh7bc78
Title: Re: How they made 'The Battle of Britain' film
Post by: Bryn on February 22, 2014, 07:20:20 AM
You bounder   :cry:

There was a programme on the telly months ago about a Hurricane pilot who was downed and taken to the local golf club as he was bleeding profusely.... when he got there they took him into the bar and gave him a swift tot.. There were complaints that A) the noise of the dogfight was ruining the golfers swing and B) he was making a mess of the bar  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: How they made 'The Battle of Britain' film
Post by: Charlie747 on February 22, 2014, 07:23:36 AM
Quote from: Bryn on February 22, 2014, 07:20:20 AM
You bounder   :cry:

There was a programme on the telly months ago about a Hurricane pilot who was downed and taken to the local golf club as he was bleeding profusely.... when he got there they took him into the bar and gave him a swift tot.. There were complaints that A) the noise of the dogfight was ruining the golfers swing and B) he was making a mess of the bar  :rolleyes:

:mfr_lol:  True stiff upper lip stuff mate  :yes:
Title: Re: How they made 'The Battle of Britain' film
Post by: Charlie747 on February 22, 2014, 08:07:09 AM
Did not know this about the film

http://www.classicfm.com/composers/walton/guides/william-walton-and-battle-britain/
Title: Re: How they made 'The Battle of Britain' film
Post by: Rusty on February 22, 2014, 06:32:33 PM
Great stuff chaps .. as I have said before " thank you " for posting all this stuff ... that RR engine just whines beautifully through the sky ...............
Title: Re: How they made 'The Battle of Britain' film
Post by: Boomer on February 24, 2014, 10:45:55 AM
Quote from: Rusty on February 22, 2014, 06:32:33 PM
Great stuff chaps .. as I have said before " thank you " for posting all this stuff ... that RR engine just whines beautifully through the sky ...............
It's not the motor that whines, it's the supercharger.
If you've ever heard a Meteor engined tank then you would know the difference. (Cromwell, Centurion, Comet & Conqueror)
LOUD  :censored: they are!
Title: Re: How they made 'The Battle of Britain' film
Post by: flatfour on February 24, 2014, 12:38:52 PM
Interestingly enough, the wonderful sound of the Merlin is totally lost in the cockpit, where it is just VERY LOUD and, at low engine speeds rattly, as the propellor shaft reduction gears chatter away.
Title: Re: How they made 'The Battle of Britain' film
Post by: pasini510 on February 24, 2014, 05:31:40 PM
Awesome History Lesson for all us in The USA
Thanks Mates
Title: Re: How they made 'The Battle of Britain' film
Post by: Ros on February 24, 2014, 09:02:12 PM
QuoteInterestingly enough, the wonderful sound of the Merlin is totally lost in the cockpit, where it is just VERY LOUD and, at low engine speeds rattly, as the propellor shaft reduction gears chatter away.

My grandfather's "Merlin Ear" could attest to that.  He got a special addition to his war pension for losing certain frequencies in his hearing due to sitting in between 2 of them in his Mosquito...

Seemingly it was the reduction gear whine that hit just the right frequency.

Still, from the ground - best sound in the world  :grin:
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